After reports of sub-standard military housing conditions nationwide, the Navy is asking all sailors who live in government or privatized housing to complete surveys

The U.S. Navy is surveying all of its members who live in military housing after reports of sub-standard conditions in privatized housing units were exposed by a Reuters investigation in November.

The Navy is conducting three surveys — one for members in privatized housing, one for members in government housing and another for sailors in unaccompanied housing, often referred to as “barracks.”

In San Diego, this includes family housing associated with Coronado, San Diego and Point Loma Naval Bases, as well as Marine Corps Air Station Miramar.

The surveys are being conducted by an independent third party who sent letters to members with instructions on how to access the surveys, according to Brian O’Rourke, a spokesman for San Diego-based Navy Region Southwest.

“What makes this survey unique is that it is being conducted on behalf of the Navy,” said Brian O’Rourke, a Navy spokesman. Past surveys were conducted on behalf of the five companies that provide Navy privatized housing, he said.

While not under the Navy’s authority, a significant rodent infestation at privatized housing on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton were part the Reuters report. In February, General Robert Neller, the commandant of the Marine Corps, instructed Marine commanders to offer to personally inspect the housing units of all of their Marines by April 15. 1st Lt. Virginia Burger, a spokeswoman for I Marine Expeditionary Force at Camp Pendleton, said the inspections were ongoing, but would be completed by the commandant’s deadline.

Housing on Camp Pendleton is managed by Lincoln Military Housing, the same company that oversees Navy housing elsewhere in San Diego County. Jarl Bliss, the president and CEO told the Union-Tribune in March that the company welcomed proposals that might prevent problems from happening again.

“We want to make things right so our service men and women and their families get the quality housing they deserve,” Bliss said.

A bi-partisan bill, the Ensuring Safe Housing for our Military Act, was introduced last month by Rep. Mike Levin, D-San Juan Capistrano, which would create stronger oversight for private military housing providers. Camp Pendleton is in Levin’s district.